The Pioneer American Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Shelley
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Lot 307
Wilhelm Schimmel(1817-1890), Cumberland Valley, Pe
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Sold for
$58,500
Sold Price includes BP
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Wilhelm Schimmel(1817-1890), Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania, carved and painted pine standing eaglet with red, black, and yellow spots on an ivory background, the heart shaped wings descending to tail feathers, 6 3/4" h. Research: Lipman & Winchester, Flowering of American Folk Art, pg. 283; Machmer, Just For Nice, pgs. 74-75; Garvan, The Pennsylvania German Collection, pgs. 83-84. For similar examples, see the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Henry P. Deyerle, Sotheby's, May 1995, lot 762; the Collection of Helen Janssen Wetzel, Sotheby's, October 1980, lot 1762. Provenance: Mary Thornton 1962.
Vibrant paint. 1 1/2" chip to tail feathers. Small chips at talons/loss to one claw.
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